And the best looking game of 2011 goes to : The Witcher 2. (56k)

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#1 muscleserge
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TW2 is bar none the best looking game of 2011, it is simply jaw-dropping. It has technical and artistic fronts covered. No game comes close, I played Crysis 2, and it doesn't come close IMO. Console games obviously can't touch it, even on the artistic level. It is a masterpiece to be experienced by all, the work CD project put in really shows, and they deserve the recognition. edit: Setting are all max, no ubersampling, hardware is in sig, so no super PC. also would be nice to have screens to back up claims. some screens:
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I think U3 may edge it some cases
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#3 muscleserge
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I think U3 may edge it some casesKevinButlerVP
I don't think it can, speaking technically TW2 is leaps above it, artistically IMO TW2 destroys U3 but its IMO.
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#4 KevinButlerVP
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[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I think U3 may edge it some casesmuscleserge
I don't think it can, speaking technically TW2 is leaps above it, artistically IMO TW2 destroys U3 but its IMO.

yeah technically it does because it's on PC so it has little limitations, but things like animations it edges it out I think
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I think U3 may edge it some casesKevinButlerVP
No it doesn't. Witcher 2 is just...better.
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[QUOTE="muscleserge"][QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I think U3 may edge it some casesKevinButlerVP
I don't think it can, speaking technically TW2 is leaps above it, artistically IMO TW2 destroys U3 but its IMO.

yeah technically it does because it's on PC so it has little limitations, but things like animations it edges it out I think

Actually you're right, I would give animations to Uncharted.
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#7 GD1551
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Battlefield 3 for sure.

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[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I think U3 may edge it some casesChutebox
No it doesn't. Witcher 2 is just...better.

Well you know some people will argue anyway.....for obvious reasons :P
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i dunno, those stairs in the last pic still look like plastic, like most games. BF3 takes it from W2.
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Battlefield 3 for sure.

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I played BF3 and I disagree, try to play one for a minute and then the other, TW2 simply looks better.
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#11 muscleserge
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"][QUOTE="muscleserge"] I don't think it can, speaking technically TW2 is leaps above it, artistically IMO TW2 destroys U3 but its IMO.

yeah technically it does because it's on PC so it has little limitations, but things like animations it edges it out I think

Actually you're right, I would give animations to Uncharted.

True animations in U3 are better, but thats because motion capture costs big bucks, and TW2 is a small budget game, especially when compared to u3.
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animation 2 clunky.

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animation 2 clunky.

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I'd say animations are more part of presentation then graphics.
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I prefer the look of TW2, but BF3 takes it.

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By those screens, U3 completely destroys that, refer to my thread on 1st page. I just finished The Witcher 2 on max settings and it definitely looks better than those screens posted. Again, U3 looks better in graphics and animations.

Does anyone have any high setting pics?

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BF3 is nothing special to me, Witcher 2 looks amazing though.
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By those screens, U3 completely destroys that, refer to my thread on 1st page. I just finished The Witcher 2 on max settings and it definitely looks better than those screens posted. Again, U3 looks better in graphics and animations.

Does anyone have any high setting pics?

Blazerdt47

Yeah, people tend to post some ugly pics of TW2 for some reason.

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#18 White_Dreams
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I'd say between this and UC3.
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By those screens, U3 completely destroys that, refer to my thread on 1st page. I just finished The Witcher 2 on max settings and it definitely looks better than those screens posted. Again, U3 looks better in graphics and animations.

Does anyone have any high setting pics?

Blazerdt47
Here are some that I have. It blows away Uncharted 3 . . .
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#20 blahzor
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Man, it's not just the technical graphics that are incredible but the art design too. It's bloody fantastic!

I love this game so much! After finding the Witcher1 to be so ho-hum, Witcher 2 was a surprise. I really hope it gets lots of recognition when GOTY pickings come around.

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#21 nameless12345
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Yea, it's one of the few games that really show what modern PCs can do and mixes great graphics with great art design. Maybe some other games have the slight technical edge over it but they don't have as good art-style.

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#22 Peredith
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Looks beautiful. Unlike another RPG released this year. :roll:

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#23 lx_theo
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Thanks to the people who posted the max settings ones. I was wondering why it was praised so much when the original screens looked no better than Uncharted (if even as good). Though I also have to agree, Uncharted 3 has excellent animations while I've heard the ones in TW2 are subpar. That can't be seen through pictures.

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#24 Peredith
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Thanks to the people who posted the max settings ones. I was wondering why it was praised so much when the original screens looked no better than Uncharted (if even as good). Though I also have to agree, Uncharted 3 has excellent animations while I've heard the ones in TW2 are subpar. That can't be seen through pictures.

lx_theo

Animations are good, but not Uncharted good. :P Uncharted has the best animations in a game, ever. (imo)

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#25 Heil68
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You sure do appreciate it when you play it then play Skyrim. Anyways, I think BF3 has the best technical graphics.
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#26 mitu123
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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Battlefield 3 for sure.

muscleserge

I played BF3 and I disagree, try to play one for a minute and then the other, TW2 simply looks better.

A minute? Having played on Ultra it really looks stunning, like the jet mission, the desert mission, the forest mission, etc.

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#27 Jebus213
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Yeah ok: Uncharted 3 = 1280x720 (edge detect) in 2D, 896x504 in 3D

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#28 lx_theo
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Yeah ok:Uncharted 3= 1280x720 (edge detect) in 2D, 896x504 in 3D

Jebus213
What... ? I'm not even sure what you're trying to say.
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[QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]

By those screens, U3 completely destroys that, refer to my thread on 1st page. I just finished The Witcher 2 on max settings and it definitely looks better than those screens posted. Again, U3 looks better in graphics and animations.

Does anyone have any high setting pics?

RyviusARC

Here are some that I have. It blows away Uncharted 3 . . .

*IMAGES*

DAMN. It never amazes me how good this game looks.

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#30 Jebus213
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[QUOTE="Jebus213"]

Yeah ok:Uncharted 3= 1280x720 (edge detect) in 2D, 896x504 in 3D

lx_theo

What... ? I'm not even sure what you're trying to say.

Since when did upscaled 720p and hardly any real AA look good?

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#31 lx_theo
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[QUOTE="lx_theo"][QUOTE="Jebus213"]

Yeah ok:Uncharted 3= 1280x720 (edge detect) in 2D, 896x504 in 3D

Jebus213

What... ? I'm not even sure what you're trying to say.

Since when did upscaled 720p and hardly any real AA look good?

For what? The Witcher 2 or Uncharted? I'm not very well versed on the technical stuff (because generally it doesn't matter for this), but both look great for the systems they are on. Its well accepted as what the closest we can get to fact here is.
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#32 Androvinus
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bf3>TW2

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[QUOTE="muscleserge"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

Battlefield 3 for sure.

mitu123

I played BF3 and I disagree, try to play one for a minute and then the other, TW2 simply looks better.

A minute? Having played on Ultra it really looks stunning, like the jet mission, the desert mission, the forest mission, etc.

Overrated visuals. Far too inconsistant... there's times where it looks really bad, like COD.

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It looks impressive, but artistically, i have to handed it to either Zelda SS or Rayman Origins.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="muscleserge"] I played BF3 and I disagree, try to play one for a minute and then the other, TW2 simply looks better.Peredith

A minute? Having played on Ultra it really looks stunning, like the jet mission, the desert mission, the forest mission, etc.

Overrated visuals. Far too inconsistant... there's times where it looks really bad, like COD.

You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

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#36 Peredith
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[QUOTE="Peredith"]

[QUOTE="mitu123"] A minute? Having played on Ultra it really looks stunning, like the jet mission, the desert mission, the forest mission, etc.

mitu123

Overrated visuals. Far too inconsistant... there's times where it looks really bad, like COD.

You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best. And the character models look like crap.

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#37 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="Peredith"]

Overrated visuals. Far too inconsistant... there's times where it looks really bad, like COD.

Peredith

You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best.

Are you playing this on consoles?

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#38 call_of_duty_10
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I agree with the TC.

The game also has amazing optimisation.I get around 30 fps with all settings on high/enabled except ubersampling and cinematic DoF while Dragon age 2 lags like **** on high settings.

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[QUOTE="Peredith"]

[QUOTE="mitu123"] You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

mitu123

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best.

Are you playing this on consoles?

PC max settings. Go to Kaffarov, and the part where there's a QTE with the soldier and your machine gun magically disappears so you have to pick up the sniper. Look at that area. :lol: Looks like Counter Strike Source. Look at the car and floor texturing. I wish I can take a screen but can't be bothered to play the whole mission (SP was mindnumbling boring)

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The Witcher 2 does look freaking beautiful. I remember playing at PAX in 3D and it blew me away because it was so well done that you see every single rock just popping out of the ground, castle etc.
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It's really everything an RPG fan can ask for.
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#42 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="Peredith"]

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best.

Peredith

Are you playing this on consoles?

PC max settings. Go to Kaffarov, and the part where there's a QTE with the soldier and your machine gun magically disappears so you have to pick up the sniper. Look at that area. :lol: Looks like Counter Strike Source. Look at the car and floor texturing. I wish I can take a screen but can't be bothered to play the whole mission (SP was mindnumbling boring)

All games have graphical flaws, but BF3 hides them better than most games.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="Peredith"]

Overrated visuals. Far too inconsistant... there's times where it looks really bad, like COD.

Peredith

You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best. And the character models look like crap.

i... don't know what to make of this. :| especially "night shift looks average at best".
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#44 HAZE-Unit
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The graphics doesn't look good, look at the character model they are horrible, look at the hair for example.

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#45 nameless12345
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The graphics doesn't look good, look at the character model they are horrible, look at the hair for example.

HAZE-Unit

I thought the character models look great but w/e.

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#46 silversix_
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Looks veeeeeeeeeeery good and a modded TW2 looks even better but it does not surpass BF3 on ultra. I bet Skyrim will look better than TW2 in a couple of months when real mods are out.
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#47 Peredith
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[QUOTE="Peredith"]

[QUOTE="mitu123"] You're judging this by the beta which is locked to medium...and mentioning COD means I can't take you seriously.:(

BrunoBRS

Kaffarof, A Rock And a Hard Place (barely looks better than Bad Company 2), Fear No Evil and Night Shift look average at best. And the character models look like crap.

i... don't know what to make of this. :| especially "night shift looks average at best".

As opposed to games like Crysis 2, Witcher 2, Shogun 2, it looks worse. Looks like COD but with eye meltingly bright lens flares. (is Night Shift the mission where you have to plant claymores and protect AlBasheer?)

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Looks veeeeeeeeeeery good and a modded TW2 looks even better but it does not surpass BF3 on ultra. I bet Skyrim will look better than TW2 in a couple of months when real mods are out.silversix_

There's a modded TW2 0_0

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#49 call_of_duty_10
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The graphics doesn't look good, look at the character model they are horrible, look at the hair for example.

HAZE-Unit

I think the character models look great.

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#50 silversix_
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Character models looks great (other maybe a couple of random NPCs that most looks the same) but lips syncing isn't very good.